Candy Cane frag has dark stem

[Reef Wizard]

Hey guys,

I recently got a couple of trial run corals a mushroom and a candy cane.

I got the candy cane coral as you see in the picture. I'm new to coral and wanted to see if the stem is supposed to be this color. The heads on the coral are not dead and have not changed since I got them.

This is just a temp holding in a QT tank for now. This tank has been up since May last year.

Could it just be algae? Just want to make sure.

 

[Reefing102]

Looks normal. Also looks like a nice healthy coral

 

[The_Paradox]

You can tell it came off a well established colony. In time you will see bright green skin grow down the old skeleton as new heads look for room. Should be a solid ball of heads in 2-3 months.

 

[Reef Wizard]

Sweet thank you guys for the input!

 

[Reef Wizard]

Hello here is same frag now he really hasn't gotten any new heads but his current ones have grown very large and he has developed a darker area. Wife is worried about him. I'm not sure if that head is darker on bottom because the rest of it is so large that its blocking the light or what. Ignore gha lol

 

[Matt Bravo]

The bottom part does look a little funky imo, check parms and look for potential solutions. Candy canes are super hardy so the little guy should be back to normal in a few weeks

 

[Reef Wizard]

The bottom part does look a little funky imo, check parms and look for potential solutions. Candy canes are super hardy so the little guy should be back to normal in a few weeks

Params as of yesterday. This spot is about 75-80 par
ph 8.1
alk 9.2
cal 406
mg 1265
nitrate 13.1
phos 0.05
temp 78
Salinty 1.024

 

[Reef Wizard]

Here is no blues